The Sochi Olympics: AFP to provide exhaustive real-time coverage

AFP is mobilising text, photo, video, graphics and video graphics teams to provide real time coverage in six languages of the Sochi winter Games.

AFP is mobilising text, photo, video, graphics and video graphics teams to provide real time coverage in six languages of the Sochi winter Games.
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AFP global news director Michèle Léridon receives the "Investigation and Reporting" prize at the International Congress for Journalism and Information

The student jury of the 8th International Congress for Journalism and Information awarded the prize to global news director Michèle Léridon for her article "Covering the Islamic State" which was published on AFP’s Correspondent blog.

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Satellites

AFP effects its first satellite news transmission.
03/17/2026 11:59
Sintavia Accelerates Design of Next Generation Heat Exchangers Powered by NVIDIA

Sintavia, LLC, the world’s leading all-digital aerospace component manufacturer, announced today that it had integrated NVIDIA’s RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition to design, simulate, and validate a complex aerospace heat exchanger in only two weeks—a process that would have taken months previously. The resulting heat exchanger demonstrated a 30% reduction in weight and 20% improvement in thermal efficiency for aerospace applications, and was validated using CT scanning and in-house te...

03/17/2026 12:00
NetApp Unveils New High-Performance EF-Series Models

NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced the release of the next generation of NetApp EF-Series storage systems, built to power the most performance‑intensive workloads at scale. The introduction of EF50 and EF80 helps enterprises and neoclouds meet the growing demands of AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and transactional databases, including in emerging use cases like sovereign AI clouds and AI-powered manufacturing. “Data is the key component...

03/17/2026 12:03
HyperLight Introduces 400G-per-lane TFLN PICs on its Chiplet™ Platform for Next-Generation AI Interconnects

HyperLight Corporation (“HyperLight”), creator of the TFLN Chiplet™ Platform, today announced the availability of 400G-per-lane thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic integrated circuits (PICs) designed for next-generation AI networking infrastructure. The new PIC family delivers low insertion loss, low drive voltage operation, and exceptional electro-optic bandwidth, enabling energy-efficient and high-performance 400G-per-lane optical links. The transition to 400G-per-lane is a critical s...

03/17/2026 11:46
NuORDER by Lightspeed Announces Partnership with Boozt to Advance Data-Informed Buying to Drive Growth

NuORDER by Lightspeed announces a new strategic relationship with Boozt, a leading Nordic digital retailer, to integrate more buying intelligence into its operations, and to support NuORDER’s continued growth in European markets. The collaboration replaces fragmented spreadsheets and manual workflows with a centralized platform that connects assortments, orders, and product data, increasing visibility in Boozt’s buying process. The improved transparency enables more informed assortment decision...